Finally!!!

The wait is over! We finally know where we're going! The funny thing is, that we are now 0 for 3. In the 3 moves we have made, not one of them has been on Dan's top 10. I wonder why the Marine Corps even has you fill out a top 10 form, since as I said, we have never gotten an assignment on that list. Not in 3 moves. This time, Dan put in for West Coast or Overseas bases. We are not going to be on the west coast. We are not going overseas, although I think we may feel like we are in a foreign country!

We're headed to New Orleans this summer! It was never even on our radar. Marine Forces Reserve has a headquarters there, and a brand new complex for Dan's work (and a lot of other people's work ) that is going to still have that new car smell when he checks in. It's on the south side of the Mississippi River, and the more exciting, or sinful stuff (like Bourbon Street) is on the north side of the river.

I'm excited because it puts us closer to family. We'll be 4 hours from my brother and about 12 (down from 18!) hours from my folks. We'll also be about 10 hours from Dan's sister. This is good. Dan is excited about the law office there and thinks it will be a great place to work. This is good too! I think it is a non-deploying billet, which is really good. Not so good is what we're hearing about schools, but we'll see what we can find.

This means our summer plans are in full planning. We don't have orders yet, but anticipate they will be along soon. We do not know Dan's start date, but for me it's not that important. (It is pretty important to Dan though!) No matter when Dan's start date in LA is, I'll stay here till school is over and we'll pack up and move the end of June. We will probably go make a nuisance of ourselves in Arkansas and spend the summer with my parents, while Dan starts the new job and checks out the neighborhoods. That will give us a BAH cushion and give us time to decide where to live.

So its all very exciting. The only thing Dan and I have been praying for is that we would feel good about where we are going and that we would know that the hand of the Lord was at work. We both feel good about this station, and I think we both feel like we are suppose to go there. Now we just have to get through the worst part- saying goodbye. I hate saying goodbye. So, to all my friends, if I leave without saying goodbye to you, its not personal. I detest it and would rather sneak away and never have to say it! I love my friends, neighbors and school here. I hate leaving. I love the new adventure and the new beginning, but I really hate the leaving.